Table 4.

Frequencies of Judgment Phase justifications as a function of trial type and age group

	Justification Type
Trial type and age	Sameness	Deservingness	Lesson	Emotion	Other
Targeted Reward
4–5yrs	59%	8%	0%	8%	25%
6–7yrs	33%	51%	0%	7%	9%
8–10yrs	20%	70%	0%	0%	10%
Adults	9%	70%	14%	0%	8%
Targeted Punishment
4–5yrs	4%	20%	0%	52%	24%
6–7yrs	2%	61%	0%	33%	5%
8–10yrs	3%	80%	0%	3%	13%
Adults	3%	73%	14%	0%	10%
Collective Reward
4–5yrs	60%	12%	0%	0%	28%
6–7yrs	49%	33%	0%	0%	19%
8–10yrs	23%	60%	0%	0%	17%
Adults	11%	42%	20%	0%	27%
Collective Punishment
4–5yrs	28%	26%	0%	20%	26%
6–7yrs	14%	63%	0%	5%	19%
8–10yrs	0%	94%	0%	3%	3%
Adults	1%	79%	10%	0%	11%

Note. Percentages rounded to nearest whole number